To September, the index has been relatively flat during 2012. In fact, September’s number matched January’s. The non-seasonally adjusted index for September — the amount of freight actually hauled by carriers — was 9 percent lower than August, reading 115.3.
In the third quarter, seasonally adjusted tonnage rose 0.4 percent from the second quarter and 3.4 percent year-over-year.
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